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Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
KPA1500+ W Solid State Amplifier

General

Current value
CAD 412
USD 3,957
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HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - -
Modulations - -
Sensitivity ? -
Selectivity ? -
Filters ? -
Receiver system ? -
IF-freqs. ? -
Image rejection ? -
Audio output ? -

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 160-10m + 6m
Modulations All mode   All mode  
RF-output 1.5 kW / 1 kW 500 W @ 40 W input

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 25-100Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. +48 V DC, +12 V DC and -12 V DC from separate VP-2000 PSU External PSU
Current RX ? -
TX ? 1500 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 2011 and 201x in Japan Between 2017 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 482 × 177 × 508 mm
(18.98 × 6.97 × 20.00 in)
115 × 340 × 290 mm
(4.53 × 13.39 × 11.42 in)
Weight 24.50 kg (54.1 lbs) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-VL-002000 ELECRAFT-KPA001500